Tonga Baskets - Colour Brown (XS30.41) Sculptural Small approx

Small approx

A hand-painted forest green pot

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Size: 27cmH x 16cmD

Tonga Baskets - Colour Brown (XS30.41) Sculptural Small approxA handwoven Tonga winnowing basket from Zimbabwe These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the basket makers art in Zimbabwe. Each begins as a woven square and is worked into an almost perfect circle a form still used to winnow grain today. Theyre affectionately known as grandmother baskets, as fewer younger weavers are learning the craft. This colourful range carries a lovely sustainability story too: the weavers work strands of discarded plastic